Colombo (LNW): The Police and other responsible authorities should focus their attention on the growing rate of organised crimes and murders in the country, and prompt action, therefore, should be taken to curb them, emphasised the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) in a statement.
Highlighting issues related to the law enforcement authorities involving problematic situations leading to the weakening of public security in Sri Lanka, the NMSJ urged the relevant parties to take immediate action to prevent such situation from occurring in the future.
Full Statement:
The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) would like to emphasise that the Police and other responsible authorities should focus their attention on the growing rate of organised crimes and murders in the country.
The number of murders reported in different parts of the island in the last few months alone is sufficient for anyone to understand the need for immediate action to prevent such. It is the duty of the responsible institutions to review the steps taken by the Police and their progress at the earliest possible.
The reasons that have led to the occurrence of these types of crimes in the recent past should be investigated and remedial measures should be taken immediately. We also believe that there is a special responsibility to the National Police Commission (NPC) including its Chairman.
We have come to know that the appointment of officers in charge (OICs) of certain Police Stations has been done on the recommendations of politicians, and, in some cases, their family members. It is clear that such situations have led to the weakening of public security in the country, so we hope that the NPC would take steps to prevent such situations from occurring in the future.
Sunil Jayasekara
General Secretary
National Movement for Social Justice
01.09.2023
